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The table below looks at the demand for Wireless skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Wireless over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10398
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads111
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.273 %3.226 %
Salaries quoted110
Average minimum salary£30,000£38,000
Average salary£34,000£39,400
% change on same period last year-13.70 %
Average maximum salary£38,000£40,800
UK excluding London average salary£40,528£40,820
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads366341
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.212 %0.147 %
Salaries quoted329283
Average minimum salary£33,615£29,059
Average salary£35,772£30,885
% change on same period last year+15.82 %
Average maximum salary£37,928£32,712
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Wireless South EastWireless
South East

Wireless
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Wireless across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Kent Wireless Demand Trend

Wireless
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Wireless across the Kent region.

Kent Wireless Salary Trend

Wireless
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the Kent region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tunbridge WellsNew entry-1£34,000-
Wireless South EastWireless
South East

Wireless
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing Wireless also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Wireless.

126 (59.09 %)Cisco
224 (54.55 %)Windows
224 (54.55 %)Windows Server 2003
323 (52.27 %)LAN
422 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
521 (47.73 %)WAN
620 (45.45 %)PRINCE2
620 (45.45 %)Firewall
719 (43.18 %)SQL
817 (38.64 %)ITIL
817 (38.64 %)Microsoft
915 (34.09 %)UNIX
1014 (31.82 %)Solaris
1014 (31.82 %)Linux
1014 (31.82 %)Active Directory
1112 (27.27 %)Windows 2000
1112 (27.27 %)MS Exchange
1112 (27.27 %)VoIP
1112 (27.27 %)Windows NT
1112 (27.27 %)Cisco PIX
1210 (22.73 %)SQL Server
139 (20.45 %)Change Management
139 (20.45 %)MPLS
139 (20.45 %)Cisco ASA
148 (18.18 %)Project Management
157 (15.91 %)Cisco Certification
157 (15.91 %)MS Excel
157 (15.91 %)Windows XP
157 (15.91 %)FTP
157 (15.91 %)Windows Vista

Wireless
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing Wireless also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Wireless. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (11.36 %)ASP
21 (2.273 %)HTML
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (27.27 %)MS Exchange
26 (13.64 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (6.818 %)Lotus Notes
33 (6.818 %)SharePoint
41 (2.273 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (15.91 %)MS Excel
21 (2.273 %)Acrobat
21 (2.273 %)Paint Shop Pro
21 (2.273 %)Photoshop
21 (2.273 %)MS Office
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (52.27 %)LAN
222 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
321 (47.73 %)WAN
420 (45.45 %)Firewall
512 (27.27 %)Cisco PIX
512 (27.27 %)VoIP
69 (20.45 %)Cisco ASA
69 (20.45 %)MPLS
77 (15.91 %)FTP
84 (9.091 %)BGP
84 (9.091 %)EIGRP
91 (2.273 %)Intrusion Detection
91 (2.273 %)Network Security
91 (2.273 %)DHCP
91 (2.273 %)VPN
91 (2.273 %)DNS
91 (2.273 %)Internet
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (22.73 %)SQL Server
25 (11.36 %)SQL Server 2005
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (11.36 %)Telecoms
15 (11.36 %)Education
15 (11.36 %)Health
23 (6.818 %)Manufacturing
31 (2.273 %)Marketing
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (22.73 %)IT Manager
29 (20.45 %)Infrastructure Manager
38 (18.18 %)Project Manager
46 (13.64 %)Network Manager
46 (13.64 %)Network Project Manager
55 (11.36 %)Network Specialist
55 (11.36 %)IT Services Manager
55 (11.36 %)Service Manager
64 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
64 (9.091 %)Senior Analyst
64 (9.091 %)Analyst
64 (9.091 %)Senior Support Analyst
64 (9.091 %)Senior Windows Support Analyst
64 (9.091 %)Windows Support Analyst
73 (6.818 %)Technical Writer
82 (4.545 %)Architect
82 (4.545 %)Technical Architect
91 (2.273 %)Network Engineer
91 (2.273 %)Author
91 (2.273 %)Technical Author
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.091 %)Management Information System
22 (4.545 %)Client/Server
31 (2.273 %)Blackberry
31 (2.273 %)German Language
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (54.55 %)Windows
124 (54.55 %)Windows Server 2003
215 (34.09 %)UNIX
314 (31.82 %)Solaris
314 (31.82 %)Linux
412 (27.27 %)Windows 2000
412 (27.27 %)Windows NT
57 (15.91 %)Windows XP
57 (15.91 %)Windows Vista
66 (13.64 %)Windows Server 2008
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (45.45 %)PRINCE2
217 (38.64 %)ITIL
39 (20.45 %)Change Management
48 (18.18 %)Project Management
55 (11.36 %)Security Management
62 (4.545 %)Performance Management
62 (4.545 %)Disaster Recovery
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (43.18 %)SQL
23 (6.818 %)Java
32 (4.545 %)C++
41 (2.273 %)Shell Script
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (15.91 %)Cisco Certification
25 (11.36 %)Degree
34 (9.091 %)CCDP
34 (9.091 %)CCNP
43 (6.818 %)CCNA
43 (6.818 %)HNC
43 (6.818 %)HND
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (31.82 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (59.09 %)Cisco
217 (38.64 %)Microsoft
33 (6.818 %)Lotus
42 (4.545 %)Nortel
51 (2.273 %)Adobe